Adultery, bunions, evolution, and Jane Austen—these are just a few of the topics that Christopher Rush's Scottish great-great-aunt Elspeth Marr expounded upon in a series of lifelong musings that were shockingly frank and progressive for her time. Sassy, opinionated, and delightfully down-to-earth, Aunt Epp wrote letters and notes to an unnamed "young girl" about the nuts and bolts of life, as well as her views on more worldly matters, offering advice on topics ranging from Angels to Wrinkles, from a good basic Coq au Vin to Kissing After Garlic, with a few homespun herbal remedies thrown in.